Artclear offers a secure digital asset management platform that links physical artworks to verified digital records using a non‑intrusive, forensic‑grade fingerprinting technology. The unique fingerprint creates an immutable blockchain‑backed identifier, enabling galleries, auction houses, insurers, logistics providers, and collectors to store and share provenance, ownership, condition, and logistics data through encrypted portals and APIs, reducing fraud and verification costs.
Funding
$4.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
The global art market lacks reliable, accessible data on provenance, ownership, condition, and logistics, leading to high transaction costs, frequent re‑verification, and fraud risk. This fragmented information hampers market efficiency and limits growth despite increasing wealth among collectors.
Solution
Artclear provides a secure digital asset management platform that links each physical artwork to a verified digital record using exclusive, non‑intrusive fingerprinting technology developed with HP Inc. The forensic‑grade fingerprint creates a unique identifier for paintings, prints, photographs, and other artworks, enabling fast and certain identification. All associated data—provenance, ownership, condition reports, and logistics—are stored immutably on a blockchain‑backed registry and can be shared through encrypted portals or APIs. Users can book scans, issue certificates, and manage inventory via an intuitive web interface, while the system’s built‑in privacy controls keep data confidential and under the owner’s control. This infrastructure reduces fraud, lowers verification costs, and improves liquidity across the art supply chain.
Target Audience
Primary customers are galleries, auction houses, art insurers, logistics providers, and individual collectors who need trustworthy, digital records of artworks for transactions and management.
Features
- Non‑intrusive, forensic‑quality fingerprinting that uniquely identifies each artwork
- Blockchain‑based immutable registry for provenance, ownership, and condition data
- Secure, encrypted portal for managing scans, certificates, and inventory
- API integration allowing seamless connection with existing gallery, logistics, and insurance systems
- Role‑based interfaces tailored for galleries, artists, collectors, and service providers
- White‑labeling capability for institutions to brand the platform as their own
- End‑to‑end data privacy controls that keep sensitive information confidential